A pocket-sized travel guide aimed at first-time travellers with an emphasis on the natural history of the destination. In three parts, the first section describes the major highlights & the natural environment, with details on where & how to explore nature & the wildlife of the country. The second section looks at significant locations with information for each on cultural sites, interesting architecture, local food & customs, plants & animals, activities, & shopping opportunities. The final section contains all of the practical information needed both before & during a stay. Blue Skies Travel Guides have everything you need to help you make the most of your trip whether for a family holiday, an activity trip, a birdwatching tour or a relaxing beach vacation. ...

This wonderful little 2cm (1) marble keyring is geographically accurate with its bright green continents & deep blue oceans. The translucent blue marble is made or recycled glass, witha silver-plated finding allowing the globe to spin freely on the keychain, making this a great gift for all ages. ...

The Blue Typewriter Bookplates from Mac & Ninny are fun stickers to label the books, cds & dvds you lend to family & friends, so that they can safely & surely find their way back to you. Sharing your taste in literature, music & film will be easier & a more enjoyable experience. We have all been there, feeling disappointed & wondering who borrowed our favourite book or dvd. From now on, with these bookplates, you can keep track of what you lend & to whom. The packaging contains 12 colourful badges measuring 7.5x 10.5 cm. Write your name & contact details on it & then stick it to the book, cd or film that you want to lend. in addition, the thick card wrapping doubles up as a library record sheet, where you can note who borrowed what & when. The Bookplates from Mac & Ninny are a wonderful idea for book lovers & anyone who likes sharing. Leave your name with fun, colourful & noticeable pictures to remind your friends or family the book is yours &, when they finished with it, you would like to have it back! ...

Blue Water Sailing is the long awaited update to Barry Pickthall`s classic textbook Blue Water Racing published in 1985. The book became essential reading for anyone
- owners & crew
- planning to race or cruise offshore. Two decades on, the popularity of sailing offshore has never been greater. Events like Chay Blyth`s Global Challenge circumnavigation, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston`s Clipper Round the World Race, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, & classics like the Volvo, Newport-Bermuda, Fastnet, Sydney-Hobart, Transatlantic & Transpac races are attracting record entries from crews keen to test themselves against the elements. & many more people are selling up & cruising around the world to escape the pressures of their lifestyles. This book offers up-to-date advice on topics as diverse as equipment setting, sails, rig strength, electronic navigation, weather routeing, preparing the crew, boat handling, night sailing, heavy weather tactics, jury rigs & survival techniques & much more.

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” Blue-Water Empire” is Robert Holland`s magnificent narrative of Britain`s military & cultural ties with the Mediterranean Sea, in the style of the epic naval histories of N. A. M. Rodger. Britain has been a major presence in the Mediterranean from the Battle of the Nile to the end of empire, as both a military & a colonising force on the islands & coastlines of the sea. Robert Holland traces the fascinating story of that presence, from its legacies in culture, language & law to the Mediterranean`s own influence on Britain. Evoking the conflicts & contrasts between British & local societies caught up in dramatic events, as well as their mutual resilience under pressure, ” Blue Water Empire” charts with vigour, flair & clarity the British experience in the Mediterranean in the age of empire. Reviews: ” An important corrective to current historical amnesia...the definitive account of Anglo-Mediterranean history for years to come”. (Amanda Foreman, ” New Statesman”). ”A rich & readable account of the British in the Middle Sea... As Holland`s learned, lucid & enjoyable work makes clear, many British politicians saw the Mediterranean as the pre-eminent global strategic arena, representing the key to victory in Europe & Asia”. (Dominic Sandbrook, ” Sunday Times”). ” This is an important subject, & it has never before been drawn together into a single coherent narrative...” Blue-Water Empire” puts the l&, not the sea, at the heart of the story”. (” Literary Review”). ” Robert Holland`s masterly history of the Mediterranean is a pleasure to read. ” Blue-Water Empire” shows how Britain`s mastery of the Middle Sea shaped the modern world, whilst reminding us how profoundly the Mediterranean has influenced the British”. (Simon Ball (author of ” The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean”, 1935-1949)). ” Lively & absorbing”. (Philip Mansel, ” Spectator”). About the author: Robert Holland is one of the world`s leading historians of the Mediterranean & the author of ” Britain & the Revolt in Cyprus”, 1954-59, & (with Diana Markides) ” The British & the Hellenes: Struggles for Mastery in the Eastern Mediterranean”, 1850-1960. He holds professorial positions at the Centre for Hellenic Studies in King`s College London & the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in the same University. ...

Vesna Maric left Bosnia the beginning of the war, at the age of 16, on a convoy of coaches carrying refugees to Penrith, in the north of Engl&. ” Bluebird” is Vesna`s funny, vivid & immensely readable memoir of the experience, from the beginning of the war through to her eventual return to Bosnia, years later. Unlike many books on Bosnia, & refugees in general, ” Bluebird” is never self-pitying, never grave. It`s refreshing to read an account of these experiences filtered through the eyes of a teenager with attitude
- written with brilliant comic timing, & a great storytelling gift.
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The Bluebird Foldable Shopping Bag, comes as a compact & colourful pouch in the shape of an Bluebird & unfolds into a tote bag featuring a delicate decorative print. Very lightweight, the little Bluebird can fit any handbag & be ready to use as an alternative to a plastic bag. The Bluebird Foldable Shopping Bag is ideal for when you pop out to get your lunch or a few items from the shops. ...

When it comes to law & order, East Texas plays by its own rules
- a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger working the
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Hurricanes & storms strike New Orleans & Mumbai; flooding causes devastation in England & Mozambique; droughts occur in Australia & Darfur... Further substantial climate change is unavoidable & the risks to the natural world, the economy & our everyday lives are immense. Here Lord Stern, a world leading authority on climate change, confronts urgent questions: What are the dangers? How can the world adapt? & what does this mean for us all? The solutions he gives are provocative, authoritative & inspirational
- a blueprint for the future.
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The blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA that differs between people. Our intellectual capacity, our introversion or extraversion, our vulnerability to mental illness, even whether we are a morning person
- all of these aspects of our personality are profoundly shaped by our inherited DNA differences. In Blueprint, Robert Plomin, a pioneer in the field of behavioural genetics, draws on a lifetime`s worth of research to make the case that DNA is the most important factor shaping who we are. Our families, schools & the environment around us are important, but they are not as influential as our genes. This is why, he argues, teachers & parents should accept children for who they are, rather than trying to mould them in certain directions. Even the environments we choose & the signal events that impact our lives, from divorce to addiction, are influenced by our genetic predispositions. Now, thanks to the DNA revolution, it is becoming possible to predict who we will become, at birth, from our DNA alone. As Plomin shows us, these developments have sweeping implications for how we think about parenting, education, & social mobility.A game-changing book by a leader in the field, Blueprint shows how the DNA present in the single cell with which we all begin our lives can impact our behaviour as adults.
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